Acts Chapter 28

            28^:1And having-been-saved/having-escaped, then we-came-to know that the island was-called Malta/Melite^ms. ² And the natives were-showing to-us no [the] little/usual kindness; for, having-kindled (a) fire on-account-of the present [the] rain and on-account-of the cold, they-welcomed us all. ³ And Paul, having-gathered a-certain bundle of-sticks and having-put (it) on the fire, (a) viper, having-come-out from the heat, fastened-on the hand of-him. ⁴ And when the natives saw the beast hanging from the hand of-him, they-began-to-say to one-another, “Surely [the] this man is (a) murderer, whom, having-escaped/having-been-saved-from the sea, [the] justice did┘not└allow to-live.” ⁵ He then, having-shaken-off the beast into the fire, suffered no harm. ⁶ And the-ones were-expecting him to-be-about to-be-swollen or to-fall-down suddenly dead; but after much (time) they expecting and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, changing-their-minds, they-began-to-say him to-be (a) god.

            ⁷ Now in the-things around the [that] place, lands were to-the first/chief (man) of-the island, Publius by-name, who having-welcomed us, entertained us hospitably for-three days. ⁸ And it-was that the father of-Publius to-be-lying sick with-fever and dysentery, to-whom [the] Paul, having-entered-in, having-prayed, having-laid┘hands└on him healed him. ⁹ And this having-happened, also the rest [the] in/on the island having sicknesses were-coming and were-being-healed, ¹⁰ who also with-many honors honored us; and for-(the ones)-sailing, they-put-on (the boat) the-things unto the necessities.

            ¹¹ And after three months we-set-sail in (an) Alexandrian boat having-wintered on the island, with-the-figurehead Dioscuri. ¹² And, having-put-in at Syracuse, we-remained three days; ¹³ whence, weighing anchor, we-reached Rhegium, and after one day we-came to Puteoli, ¹⁴ where, having-found brothers, we-were-encouraged by them to-remain seven days, and so we-came into [the] Rome. ¹⁵ And from there the brothers, having-heard the-things about us, came for (a) meeting as-far-as (the) Forum of-Appius and Three Tavern, whom [the] Paul, having-seen, having-thanked [the] God, took courage.

            ¹⁶ And when we-entered into Rome, it-was-allowed to-[the] Paul to-remain by himself with the/a soldier guarding him.

            ¹⁷ And it-was, after three days him to-summon the-ones being first of-the Jews; and they, having-come-together, he-began-to-say to them,       

“I, men brothers, having-done nothing against the people or the ancestral [the] customs, was delivered bound into the hands of-the Romans, ¹⁸ who, having-examined me, were-wanting to-release (me) on-account-of [the] being no cause of-death in me. ¹⁹ But the Jews objecting, I-was-compelled to-appeal to-Caesar, not as-if having-anything to-accuse the nation of-me. ²⁰ So on-account-of this [the] reason, I-called to-see you and to-speak-to (you), for for-the-sake-of the hope of-[the] Israel I-am-bound with-respect-to [the] this chain.” ²¹ And they said to him, “We received neither letters about you from the Jews; nor any of-the-brothers, having-been-present, reported or said anything evil about you. ²² But we-request to-hear what-things you-think, for about [the] this faction/sect it-is known to-us that everywhere it-is-spoken-against/opposed.”

            ²³ And having-appointed to-him (a) day, very-many came to him into the/his guest-room, to-whom he-expounded, thoroughly-testifying the kingdom of-[the] God, and trying-to-persuade them both about [the] Jesus and from the Law of-Moses and the prophets, from morning to evening. ²⁴ And some were-persuaded by-the-things spoken, and some disbelieved. ²⁵ And being un-agreed with one-another, they-left, Paul having-spoken one word, that

“Well did┘the Holy Spirit└speak through Isaiah the prophet to the fathers of-you, ²⁶ saying,

‘Prophesy to [the] this people and say,

                                    “You-will┘certainly└hear

                                                and certainly not understand;

                                    and you-will┘certainly└see

                                                and certainly not perceive;

                                    ²⁷ for the heart of-[the] this people grew-insensitive,

                                    and with-difficulty they-hear with the/their ears,

                                                and they-closed the eyes of-them,

                                    lest they-should-see with the/their eyes,

                                                and hear with the/their ears,

                                    and understand with the/their heart                        

                                                and repent,

                                                and-I-would-heal them.”’”

So let-it-be known to-you that this [the] salvation of-[the] God was-sent to-the Gentiles and they-will-listen.” [²⁹ ]^ms

            ³⁰ And he-remained for-two┘whole└years in his-own rented (quarters), and was-receiving all the-ones coming-in to him, ³¹ preaching/proclaiming^sg the kingdom of-[the] God and teaching the-things about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness unhindered.

Virgil Warren, PhD, translator christir.org